What is a good way to straighten out my leader on my fly line?
There is only one tool you need to use when you need to straighten out your leader, your hand. There is a long standing rule of thumb when it comes to tying knots, always moisten the knot before you tighten it. If you don’t then you will burn the knot and that weakens the knot. Think about that for a moment, you tie your knot and all you have to do is pull it tight to finish it.. The leader will move just a small amount, hardly even enough to measure. Yet, that is enough to cause friction by the leader rubbing against itself or the tippet. Just the smallest amount of movement causes that and if you don’t moisten the knot before had you burnt the leader. Your question is how to straighten out a whole leader or maybe just a small section that got itself twisted. You are talking about rubbing the entire length or a large section of the leader, not just a minute amount of movement when a knot gets tied.
